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If you are unable to attend an appointment with one of the doctors or nurses, please telephone to cancel your appointment.

Out of Hours

Monday through Thursday between 6.30 pm and 8.00 am the following day and between 6.30 pm on Friday and 8.00 am the following Monday, ring NHS 111

Home Visits

Home visits are for the totally housebound or very seriously ill. Please telephone before 10.30am and be prepared to give the receptionist some indication of the nature and urgency of the problem. The doctor will usually wish to speak to you before arranging to visit.

Please remember that several patients can be seen in the practice in the time that it takes to make one home visit. There are also better facilities for examining and treating patients at the Health Centre

Using SystmOnline

We now offer patients the use of a secure web site on the Internet to:

Request repeat prescriptions

Notify us about change of address, telephone number, or e-mail

Send us a secure message

Book Appointments

There is also a facility to pre-register with the Practice which may be particularly useful to students.

HOW DO I REGISTER FOR SYSTMONLINE?You must be a fully registered patient, and need a letter from us containing personalised access codes . To get this letter you need to come to Reception and ask for Registration for SystmOnline, you will need to show some photo ID, i.e. passport/driving license. The Receptionist will find you on our computer system and print out your access codes and registration instructions. Once you have the access codes and instructions you can connect to the web site at any time and register.

HOW DO I GET ONTO SYSTMONLINE?You can visit this page by clicking on the following image from anywhere in this website.

The first time you use the site you will be asked to create your account. Here you will need to enter the four registration codes given to you by the practice.

REPEAT PRESCRIPTION REQUESTSIf one of our doctors has arranged a repeat prescription for you, and the review date has not expired, then you can use SystmOnline to request a repeat. Prescriptions can be collected two full working day after request. Once you have logged onto SystmOnline you can view any medication items by clicking List of your repeat medication in the Repeat Prescriptions section of the screen. Tick the items you require and then click Make Request. There is no need to add a message relating to your request. You will then see a confirmation screen, providing you are happy with the selection you made, click Confirm.

VIEWING YOUR CONTACT INFORMATIONClicking on View/Update Your Contact Info (opposite Welcome on the SystmOnline home page) will show the current details we hold for you. If you need to make any changes click Edit but please note the following points which are very important: Your address: Your address may appear in an abbreviated format on this screen, this is because our computer system limits the address field to a specific width. If you address is abbreviated there is no need to change it unless it is technically incorrect (i.e. wrong flat number).

E-mail: it is useful for us if you can provide a current e-mail address - particularly if you are using our repeat prescription request service. After entering any changes click Submit. You then need to confirm the changes by clicking Confirm. We review all changes when we receive them, and accept them providing they comply with our requirements.

SECURE MESSAGINGThe SystmOnline messaging system provides an encrypted secure method of communicating electronically with us. Click on Send a message to your surgery. Complete the subject line, and enter your message in the message field. Your message is limited to around 450 characters. The SystmOnline home page tells you whether you have messages. You can then click to view them Important notes: a copy of your message and our reply will also be attached automatically to your medical record. We aim to respond to your secure message within 2 to 3 working days.